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Persulfate activated by non-thermal plasma for organic pollutants degradation: A review

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Summary: Large amounts of antibiotics are being produced and consumed globally, leading to significant water contamination due to inefficient wastewater treatment. The high concentrations of antibiotics in the environment exert selective pressure on clinically important bacteria, increasing resistance prevalence. Efforts to improve contaminated wastewater treatment are essential in order to reduce uncontrollable spread of antibiotic resistance, as a drastic reduction in antibiotic use is not anticipated. This review paper analyzes recent progress on using non-thermal plasma technology to degrade antibiotics in water, discussing removal efficiency, energy efficiency, and degradation pathways for various classes of antibiotics. Ways to enhance the efficiency of the plasma process are also addressed.

JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (2021)

Article Engineering, Environmental

Degradation of aqueous atrazine using persulfate activated by electrochemical plasma coupling with microbubbles: removal mechanisms and potential applications

Qiancheng Wang et al.

Summary: The study demonstrates that PS activated by DBD in combination with MBs can efficiently degrade ATZ in aqueous solutions, with a degradation efficiency of up to 89%. The heat generated by DBD benefits the removal of ATZ, while factors such as PS dosage, discharge power, and initial pH values have an impact on the effectiveness of ATZ removal. Furthermore, the presence of different ions can have varying effects on the degradation efficiency.

JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (2021)

Article Physics, Applied

Degradation of methylene blue in liquid using high-voltage pulsed discharge plasma synergizing iron-based catalyst-activated persulfate

De-Zheng Yang et al.

Summary: This study utilized high-voltage pulsed Ar gas-liquid discharge combined with iron-based catalyst-activated persulfate to degrade methylene blue in water. Comparison between Fe2+ and nano-Fe3O4 catalysts showed that the plasma process significantly enhanced MB degradation efficiency, with Fe2+ exhibiting better activation performance than Fe3O4. The synergistic mechanism and key reactive species responsible for MB degradation were explored through various experiments, demonstrating the potential of plasma-assisted catalytic degradation.

JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS (2021)

Article Engineering, Chemical

Research on different oxidants synergy with dielectric barrier discharge plasma in degradation of Orange G: Efficiency and mechanism

Wenjiao Sang et al.

Summary: The study explored the coupling technique of introducing an oxidant into dielectric barrier discharge plasma to enhance the degradation of Orange G in aqueous solutions. Experiments showed that the addition of an appropriate amount of oxidant had a significant synergistic effect on improving the degradation efficiency and kinetics of Orange G. Results indicated that adding Fe(VI) showed higher degradation efficiency and energy yield in promoting Orange G degradation, while the effect of adding PS was relatively weak.

SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY (2021)

Article Engineering, Chemical

Pulsed discharge plasma on water surface coupled with CaFe2O4/Bi2O3 composites for synergistic degradation of aqueous tetracycline hydrochloride

Weijie Hua et al.

Summary: The study demonstrated a synergetic effect between WSPDP and CaFe2O4/Bi2O3 composite in degrading TCH, with WSPDP promoting the catalytic activity of the composite. Addition of CaFe2O4/Bi2O3 improved TCH degradation efficiency from 82.9% to 93.8% and kinetic constant from 0.0616 min(-1) to 0.0953 min(-1) after 30 min of treatment.

SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY (2021)

Article Engineering, Chemical

Insights into water film DBD plasma driven by pulse power for ibuprofen elimination in water: performance, mechanism and degradation route

Zhen Li et al.

Summary: Efficient abatement technology for drugs and personal care products (PPCPs) is crucial in preventing their discharge into natural water environments. This study investigated the elimination of ibuprofen (IBP) using a water film dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma system, driven by pulse power. Factors such as input power, frequency, duty ratio, and solution flowrate were found to influence the degradation of IBP.

SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY (2021)

Review Engineering, Environmental

Remediation of antibiotic wastewater by coupled photocatalytic and persulfate oxidation system: A critical review

Guanyi Chen et al.

Summary: This study provides a comprehensive overview of the PPOH system for antibiotic wastewater treatment, categorizing it into PPA, PAP, and CPPA systems. Through discussing the synergistic effects between photocatalysis and persulfate activation, the performance of the coupled oxidation systems and internal mechanisms for antibiotic degradation are summarized and analyzed, along with proposing conclusions and future prospects for the PPOH systems.

JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (2021)

Review Physics, Applied

Cold plasma treatment of catalytic materials: a review

Lanbo Di et al.

Summary: Cold plasma treatment is a fast, convenient, and environmentally friendly method for treating catalytic materials, which can improve the atom efficiency, enhance the activity, and stability of the materials.

JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS (2021)

Article Acoustics

Improving sono-activated persulfate oxidation using mechanical mixing in a 35-kHz ultrasonic reactor: Persulfate activation mechanism and its application

Yonghyeon Lee et al.

Summary: This study found that PS was effective in degrading IBP under the influence of ultrasonic irradiation and mechanical mixing. Increasing PS concentration, rpm, and decreasing pH all led to higher IBP oxidation rates. The US/M-PS system showed promise as a method for treating IBP-based water pollutants.

ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY (2021)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Degradation of aniline in water with gaseous streamer corona plasma

Yang Li et al.

Summary: The study showed that the degradation of aniline was fastest when the reactor was not ventilated and slowest when Ar was ventilated. Active particles detected during discharge included Ar, OH, N-2, N2+, and N, with NO detected during air discharge. Intermediate products like nitrophenol and p-benzoquinone were observed, with the best mineralization effect seen in Ar discharge.

ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE (2021)

Article Engineering, Environmental

Enhanced 4-FP removal with MnFe2O4 catalysts under dielectric barrier discharge plasma: Economical synthesis, catalytic performance and degradation mechanism

Xiaojing Wang et al.

Summary: The combination of DBDP process and MnFe2O4 catalyst shows great potential in efficiently removing organic contaminants from water, with enhanced degradation efficiency and without the generation of more toxic intermediates.

JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (2021)

Article Environmental Sciences

Selective oxidation of diclofenac sodium with different electronegative moieties via coexisting SO4•- and •OH

Lei Tian et al.

Summary: This study investigates the selective oxidation capacity of coexisting SO4 center dot(-) and center dot OH towards organic moieties with differing electronegativity, shedding light on the degradation pathways of an organic contaminant.

SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT (2021)

Article Engineering, Chemical

Removal of tetracycline hydrochloride in aqueous by coupling dielectric barrier discharge plasma with biochar

Jing Lou et al.

Summary: The study found that dielectric barrier discharge combined with biochars can effectively remove tetracycline hydrochloride in water, with BC600 showing the best removal performance. Increasing peak voltage and pH can enhance the removal efficiency of TCH, while ?OH and ?O2 ? are important pathways for removal. During the discharge plasma process, the specific surface areas and oxygen functional groups of BC600 increased, contributing to the higher removal efficiency.

SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY (2021)

Article Chemistry, Physical

Spin-State-Dependent Peroxymonosulfate Activation of Single-Atom M-N Moieties via a Radical-Free Pathway

Jie Miao et al.

Summary: Transition metal catalysts anchored on carbon nanotubes were developed to efficiently activate peroxymonosulfate for nonradical oxidation. The study found that the spin state of the catalyst strongly influenced its catalytic activity, with higher spin states promoting electron transfer and enhancing the oxidation capacity of reactive species. These findings advance the mechanistic understanding of transition metal-mediated persulfate activation and contribute to the development of efficient spintronic catalysts for environmental applications.

ACS CATALYSIS (2021)

Article Engineering, Environmental

Degradation of glucocorticoids in water by a synergistic system of peroxymonosulfate, microbubble and dielectric barrier discharges

Andere Clement Miruka et al.

Summary: The study successfully degraded glucocorticoids in water using a self-made reactor and found that the efficiency of the DBD/MB/PMS system was higher than traditional methods. The research also revealed that SO4-center dot and (OH)-O-center dot were key species in the degradation of glucocorticoids.

JOURNAL OF WATER PROCESS ENGINEERING (2021)

Article Engineering, Environmental

Removal of pefloxacin from wastewater by dielectric barrier discharge plasma: Mechanism and degradation pathways

Xiaoyu Hu et al.

Summary: The degradation of pefloxacin solution using DBD plasma was studied in this paper, and factors affecting the degradation rate were identified. The role of O-3 and H2O2 in the degradation process was investigated, and the primary active species was determined to be center dot OH. Intermediate products generated during degradation were analyzed, and possible degradation mechanisms and pathways were proposed based on the results.

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (2021)

Article Engineering, Environmental

Successive treatment of benzene and derived byproducts by a novel plasma catalysis-adsorption process

Kefeng Shang et al.

Summary: The study investigated a novel double-chamber dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) catalysis reactor, which effectively enhanced the degradation of benzene and inhibited the emission of gaseous byproducts by combining a gas phase packed-bed discharge chamber and a gas-liquid phase discharge chamber.

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING (2021)

Review Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Single-atom catalysis in advanced oxidation processes for environmental remediation

Yanan Shang et al.

Summary: Carbon-based single atom catalysts show high performances and efficiency in environmental catalysis, but there is a lack of comprehensive research on their catalytic sites and mechanisms in advanced oxidation processes, which is necessary for further exploration.

CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS (2021)

Review Environmental Sciences

Review on the treatment of organic wastewater by discharge plasma combined with oxidants and catalysts

Jiawei Fan et al.

Summary: The article introduces the research progress of combined systems of discharge plasma and catalysts/oxidants in water treatment, explaining different reaction mechanisms and physical and chemical changes. The use of heterogeneous catalysts such as activated carbon, zeolite, TiO2, and homogeneous catalysts like Fe2+/Fe3+ to enhance the removal of pollutants is highlighted. The focus is on the potential advantages of this system in treating different organic wastewater and recommendations for future technology development.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH (2021)

Review Engineering, Environmental

Persulfate-Based Advanced Oxidation: Critical Assessment of Opportunities and Roadblocks

Jaesang Lee et al.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (2020)

Article Physics, Fluids & Plasmas

Application of persulfate in low-temperature atmospheric-pressure plasma jet for enhanced treatment of onychomycosis

Qunxia Zhang et al.

PLASMA SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (2020)

Article Physics, Fluids & Plasmas

Activated persulfate by DBD plasma and activated carbon for the degradation of acid orange II

Weigang Chen et al.

PLASMA SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (2020)

Article Engineering, Environmental

Synergistic degradation of PFAS in water and soil by dual -frequency ultrasonic activated persulfate

Yong-Jia Lei et al.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL (2020)

Review Green & Sustainable Science & Technology

Hydrochars production, characterization and application for wastewater treatment: A review

Ahmed Amine Azzaz et al.

RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS (2020)

Review Engineering, Environmental

Sulfate radicals-based advanced oxidation technology in various environmental remediation: A state-of-the-art review

Uthirakrishnan Ushani et al.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL (2020)

Article Engineering, Environmental

Degradation of caffeic acid by dielectric barrier discharge plasma combined with Ce doped CoOOH catalyst

Jingyu Ren et al.

JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (2020)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Elimination of humic acid in water: comparison of UV/PDS and UV/PMS

Shoufeng Tang et al.

RSC ADVANCES (2020)

Article Engineering, Environmental

Vanadium oxide activates persulfate for degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in aqueous system

Xuwen Chen et al.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL (2019)

Article Chemistry, Physical

Highly efficient degradation of azo dye Orange G using laterite soil as catalyst under irradiation of non-thermal plasma

Jean-Baptiste Tarkwa et al.

APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL (2019)

Article Engineering, Chemical

Degradation of p-nitrophenol by DBD plasma/Fe2+/persulfate oxidation process

Kefeng Shang et al.

SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY (2019)

Article Chemistry, Physical

CeO2 photocatalysts derived from Ce-MOFs synthesized with DBD plasma method for methyl orange degradation

Xumei Tao et al.

JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS (2019)

Article Engineering, Environmental

Decomposition of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) using a hybrid process with electron beam and chemical oxidants

Tae-Hun Kim et al.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL (2019)

Article Physics, Applied

Plasma agriculture: A rapidly emerging field

Nevena Puac et al.

PLASMA PROCESSES AND POLYMERS (2018)

Article Engineering, Environmental

Persulfate activation in gas phase surface discharge plasma for synergetic removal of antibiotic in water

Shoufeng Tang et al.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL (2018)

Article Engineering, Environmental

Degradation of atrazine in soil by dielectric barrier discharge plasma - Potential singlet oxygen mediation

C. A. Aggelopoulos et al.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL (2018)

Article Environmental Sciences

Degradation of bisphenol A through transition metals activating persulfate process

Feng Gao et al.

ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY (2018)

Review Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Modeling of Plasmas for Biomedicine

Natalia Yu. Babaeva et al.

TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (2018)

Article Engineering, Environmental

Treatment of Aqueous Film-Forming Foam by Heat-Activated Persulfate Under Conditions Representative of In Situ Chemical Oxidation

Thomas K. Bruton et al.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (2017)

Article Engineering, Environmental

Kinetics and Mechanism of Ultrasonic Activation of Persulfate: An in Situ EPR Spin Trapping Study

Zongsu Wei et al.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (2017)

Review Physics, Applied

The 2017 Plasma Roadmap: Low temperature plasma science and technology

I. Adamovich et al.

JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS (2017)

Article Physics, Fluids & Plasmas

Activation of peroxydisulfate by gas-liquid pulsed discharge plasma to enhance the degradation of p-nitrophenol

Kefeng Shang et al.

PLASMA SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (2017)

Article Engineering, Chemical

Non-thermal plasma and BiPO4 induced degradation of aqueous crystal violet

Junyang Chen et al.

SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY (2017)

Article Engineering, Environmental

Degradation of landfill leachate compounds by persulfate for groundwater remediation

Hua Zhong et al.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL (2017)

Review Engineering, Environmental

Chemistry of persulfates in water and wastewater treatment: A review

Stanislaw Waclawek et al.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL (2017)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Initiating radical reactions with non-thermal plasmas

Yury Gorbanev et al.

CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS (2017)

Article Engineering, Environmental

Synergetic degradation of Acid Orange 7 (AO7) dye by DBD plasma and persulfate

Kefeng Shang et al.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL (2017)

Review Engineering, Environmental

Application of peroxymonosulfate and its activation methods for degradation of environmental organic pollutants: Review

Farshid Ghanbari et al.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL (2017)

Article Engineering, Environmental

Perfluorooctanoic Acid Degradation Using UV-Persulfate Process: Modeling of the Degradation and Chlorate Formation

Yajie Qian et al.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (2016)

Article Environmental Sciences

Methylene blue removal by submerged plasma irradiation system in the presence of persulfate

Guntae Son et al.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH (2016)

Article Engineering, Environmental

Dechlorination and decomposition of chloroform induced by glow discharge plasma in an aqueous solution

Yongjun Liu et al.

JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (2016)

Article Environmental Sciences

Degradation of Bisphenol A Using Ozone/Persulfate Process: Kinetics and Mechanism

Ying Yang et al.

WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION (2016)

Review Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Environmental Implications of Hydroxyl Radicals (•OH)

Sasho Gligorovski et al.

CHEMICAL REVIEWS (2015)

Review Engineering, Environmental

Review on electrical discharge plasma technology for wastewater remediation

Bo Jiang et al.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL (2014)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Photocatalytic water oxidation at soft interfaces

Malte Hansen et al.

CHEMICAL SCIENCE (2014)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Uncovering the Mechanism of the Ag(I)/Persulfate-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reaction of Arylboronic Acids and Heteroarenes

Niki R. Patel et al.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (2013)

Review Environmental Sciences

Advanced Oxidation Processes for Wastewater Treatment: Formation of Hydroxyl Radical and Application

Jian Long Wang et al.

CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (2012)

Article Engineering, Environmental

Mechanism of Base Activation of Persulfate

Olha S. Furman et al.

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (2010)

Article Engineering, Chemical

Degradation of Acid Orange 7 by Gliding Arc Discharge Plasma in Combination with Advanced Fenton Catalysis

ChangMing Du et al.

PLASMA CHEMISTRY AND PLASMA PROCESSING (2010)

Article Physics, Applied

Wastewater treatment using a heterogeneous magnetite (Fe3O4) non-thermal plasma process

Lecheng Lei et al.

PLASMA PROCESSES AND POLYMERS (2007)

Article Biochemical Research Methods

An HPLC assay of hydroxyl radicals by the hydroxylation reaction of terephthalic acid

LX Li et al.

BIOMEDICAL CHROMATOGRAPHY (2004)

Article Engineering, Chemical

Suspended activated carbon particles and ozone formation in aqueous-phase pulsed corona discharge reactors

DR Grymonpré et al.

INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH (2003)

Article Physics, Fluids & Plasmas

Water purification by electrical discharges

MA Malik et al.

PLASMA SOURCES SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (2001)